GEMDOS
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GEMDOS is the disk operating system component of Atari's TOS, providing file and disk management functions similar to MS-DOS on Atari ST computers.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
component of Atari TOS
ⓘ
disk operating system ⓘ file system API ⓘ |
| closelyAssociatedWith |
Atari BIOS
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Atari XBIOS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developer | Atari Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exposesInterfaceVia | TRAP #1 vector ⓘ |
| handles |
directory creation
ⓘ
directory removal ⓘ disk free space queries ⓘ drive selection ⓘ file close operations ⓘ file delete operations ⓘ file open operations ⓘ file read operations ⓘ file write operations ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | MS-DOS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedInDecade | 1980s ⓘ |
| introducedWith | Atari ST NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatingSystemFor |
Atari Mega ST
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Atari ST NERFINISHED ⓘ Atari STE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Atari TOS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | 68000 assembly language ⓘ |
| providesAPIFor |
C programs on Atari ST
ⓘ
GEM applications ⓘ command-line shells on Atari ST ⓘ |
| providesFunctionality |
directory management
ⓘ
disk management ⓘ file management ⓘ program loading ⓘ program termination ⓘ standard I/O redirection ⓘ |
| providesInterface |
BIOS-level disk access abstraction
ⓘ
system calls ⓘ |
| roleInSystem | high-level DOS layer above BIOS ⓘ |
| runsIn | 68000 real mode environment ⓘ |
| similarTo | MS-DOS file API NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
8.3 filename format
ⓘ
file attributes ⓘ file date and time stamps ⓘ logical drives ⓘ pathnames with backslash separators ⓘ |
| supportsMediaType |
RAM disks
ⓘ
floppy disks ⓘ hard disks ⓘ |
| usesFileSystemType |
FAT12
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
FAT16 ⓘ |
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